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Epoch Times
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
The Importance of Presence: ‘You're Gonna Miss This'
In the opening verse of the 2008 Trace Adkins single, 'You're Gonna Miss This,' a scene plays out that many can relate to. As a mom drops her daughter off at school, the young girl voices her wish to grow up faster so she can live by her own rules and make her own money. The song is told from the perspective of the young girl, who ages as the tune progresses. During her coming-of-age story, listeners are brought into her world where she bickers with her mother, gets married, and eventually has children of her own. Adkins's baritone vocals and emotive performance made the sentimental tune one of country music's enduring contemporary works. Its theme, which focuses on the art of being present, is driven home by real-life fatherly advice—advice we could all occasionally heed in our lives.
Los Angeles Times
09-07-2025
- General
- Los Angeles Times
A Word, Please: Where have all the semicolons gone?
Semicolon use is down, and its slide is making headlines. In the U.S., these punctuation marks are appearing in published books about half as often as they did 25 years ago. The same trend can be seen in the U.K., where only 11% of students surveyed reported that they regularly use semicolons. Some people say this decline is a tragedy. But before you take their word for it, consider who's not saying this: readers. You can listen to a thousand laments about the death of the semicolon and never hear a single complaint from the reader's point of view. No one says they would have enjoyed a piece of writing more if it contained more semicolons. No one says they struggled to understand short sentences because they weren't mashed together into longer, more complicated sentences. No one searches an e-book sample to make sure it has enough semicolons before they buy it. Semicolon love is purely a supply-side phenomenon. Here's one example of an impassioned pro-semicolon argument: 'I'd be reading an article about a flood in Mexico, which would lead me to thinking about a wedding I once went to in Cancun, which would lead me to thinking about marriage, which would lead to gay marriage, which would lead to the presidential election, which would lead to swing states, which would lead to a fascinatingly terrible country song called 'Swing' — and I'd be three songs into a Trace Adkins YouTube marathon before I'd glance back down at the newspaper on the table. It's in honoring this movement of mind, this tendency of thoughts to proliferate like yeast, that I find semicolons so useful.' Honoring the movement of mind. Whose mind? Not the reader's. I don't know about you, but when I read a story, an article or an essay, I'm not in it to honor the author. The very idea runs counter to the writer's job, which is to transform information and ideas into something valuable to the reader. To honor the reader's needs over one's own. Most of the semicolons I see in my editing work amount to simple showing off. The writers, it seems, are so proud they know how to use semicolons they forget it's not about them. One writer I've been editing for years puts exactly one semicolon in almost every feature article she writes. What are the odds that somewhere between 50 and 100 articles she's submitted all needed exactly one semicolon? Far lower than the odds that she just wanted to use one. Semicolons between independent clauses are unnecessary about 99% of the time. Yes, they show that the clauses are closely related. But would that be any less clear if each clause was its own sentence? Semicolons are silliest in paragraphs containing just two clauses. Those clauses' relationship to each other is already crystal clear. What is gained by making those two sentences into one? Besides connecting independent clauses, semicolons have another job: organizing lists too unwieldy for commas to manage. Usually, this means lists of things that contain their own commas: 'They traveled to Dubuque, Iowa; Butte, Montana; and Santa Fe, New Mexico.' In these cases, semicolons are more than justified. They're essential. But they're also dangerous. They make it easy to cram too many bits of information into a single sentence instead of doling out the facts in more easily digestible short sentences. 'They traveled to Dubuque, Iowa, where they visited a museum; Butte, Montana, which is stunningly beautiful; and Santa Fe, New Mexico, where they had fun shopping for one-of-a-kind works by local artisans.' The semicolon lets you do that, but that doesn't mean it's your friend. Anytime you're tempted to lean on semicolons to make sense of your sentence, try breaking it up into shorter sentences instead. It's the right thing to do for your reader. June Casagrande is the author of 'The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know.' She can be reached at JuneTCN@
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Johnson City Schools honored for musical excellence
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Johnson City Central School District is being recognized for its dedication to music education. JCCSD's music program was recently honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. Each year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is given to school districts to increase awareness and support for music programs. To qualify for designation, Johnson City answered questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and community music-making programs. This is the 20th year Johnson City has received the designation. Johnson City Schools honored for musical excellence BU has economic impact of $1.49B on local community 1 dead in 'catastrophic' Hamburg house explosion Owego graduate named salutatorian of Utica University Spiedie Fest announces 2025 concert lineup; Trace Adkins to headline Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country music legend announces performance at Ohio State Fair
The Ohio State Fair will welcome country music fans, '80s music lovers, and Swifties alike. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Trace Adkins was added to the concert lineup as well as two free shows in an announcement made on social media Wednesday. Trace Adkins joins the fair on Saturday, August 2 as part of his 'What Color's Your Wild Tour.' He will be accompanied by up-and-coming country music singer Alex Miller. Adkins released his first single almost 30 years ago and since then, has received four Grammy nominations, charted four #1 hits, and sold over 11 million albums. TRENDING STORIES: Coroner IDs 'badly decomposed' body found near local ballpark Woman arrested; accused of removing, hiding suspected meth in cruiser 6 killed, dozen injured when tourist sub sinks The fairgrounds will host a Taylor Swift tribute show called 'Let's Sing Taylor' on Sunday, July 27. This fan-sponsored experience features a live band celebrating Swift's lengthy discography. Sixteen Candles describes themselves as the 'premiere '80s pop experience' and they'll be performing a free show on Tuesday, July 29. The band has toured the U.S. keeping '80s music alive and entertaining audiences since 2003. Tickets for Adkins go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. on Ticketmaster. Tickets include admission to the state fair. The complete Ohio State Fair concert lineup is as listed: July 23 at 6:30 p.m.: KIDZ BOP July 24 at 7 p.m.: Foreigner July 25 at 7:30 p.m.: Warren Zeiders July 26 at 7 p.m.: Morris Day with The Gap Band July 27 at 7 p.m.: Let's Sing Taylor – An Unofficial Live Tribute Show July 28 at 7 p.m.: Tauren Wells with Josiah Queen July 29 at 1 p.m.: Sixteen Candles: The Nation's Premiere 80s Pop Experience July 29 at 7:30 p.m.: Leanne Morgan July 30 at 7 p.m.: T-Pain with DJ Montay July 31: TBD Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m.: AJR Aug. 2 at 7 p.m.: Trace Adkins, 'What Color's Your Wild Tour' with Alex Miller Aug. 3: TBD [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Columbus residents cautioned about ‘brake checking' and staged accident risks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A warning about a specific type of staged auto accident, sometimes referred to as brake checking, has gained much attention after being posted on social media. The notice, which appeared on Nextdoor, quickly received several reactions and comments, with others acknowledging they had experienced similar situations. 'Beware! Brake checkers trying to cause intentional accidents on 670E and exited on Leonard Ave.,' the site member wrote. Trace Adkins, Taylor Swift tribute join concert lineup for 2025 Ohio State Fair When someone asked, 'What are brake checkers?' another answered, 'They pull in front of you fast from an adjacent lane then brake.' 'That's exactly what happened to me,' a person echoed on the platform. 'They zipped past me, pulled in front and braked hard.' Another commenter described a highly suspicious accident they believed was most likely perpetrated by fraudsters. 'I had one get me at a light by stopping super fast at the green, and it was in a right curve,' the commenter wrote. 'I was looking and paying attention just didn't react fast enough, and they literally gave me a notebook (opened already to a blank page) & a pen; as soon as they jumped out of the car: I'm like nope I'm calling the law, THEY BOUNCED OUT SO FAST!' 'Thank you for the public notice,' said a grateful reader. 'Reminds me to put my dash cam in already!' The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a not-for-profit that educates about insurance crimes, refers to the scenario as the 'swoop-and-squat,' which can include additional vehicles driven by the criminals. Delaware Hayes High School students win NASA app development challenge 'The driver of the 'squat' vehicle pulls in front of the victim's car,' the organization explains on its website. 'The driver of the 'swoop' vehicle pulls in front of the squat vehicle, causing the driver of the squat vehicle to hit his brakes. The victim cannot react in time and rear-ends the squat vehicle. The swoop vehicle races off and is not seen again. The victim then typically is responsible for any vehicle damage and personal injury to passengers in the squat vehicle.' The group also noted that, when on the highway, the swoop-and-squat can involve three cars driven by bad actors. One auto is used to pin the victim in their lane while another person slams on the brakes in front of the unsuspecting driver. The NICB recommends a few points to avoid becoming a victim of a staged accident, including: Avoid tailgating. Always call the police to an accident scene. Document damage and the number of occupants in the other vehicles with cellphone photos. Avoid people who suddenly appear and suggest specific doctors and attorneys. These people are called 'runners' and 'cappers.' Be suspicious of tow trucks that show up when not called for service. They are often 'cappers' for body shops. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
